H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Mariano Puerta vs Juan Balcells H2H: 0-1

Juan Balcells holds a 1–0 lead over Mariano Puerta in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Juan Balcells leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Juan Balcells won the 2000 Tiriac Open round of 16 6-4 6-4.

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Mariano Puerta
ARG Age 47 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Juan Balcells
ESP Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Juan Balcells #112 6-4 6-4 Mariano Puerta #18 Match data Sep 15, 2000* R16 Tiriac Open ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Mariano Puerta #1,009 #9 1,834 1,893 121 116 51.1% 0 0 0 0 3 3
Juan Balcells #869 #57 733 1,736 38 46 45.2% 0 0 0 0 1 1

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Mariano Puerta Juan Balcells
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1997 2–1 66.7% — 1,531 0 0 1998 2–1 66.7% #228 1,533 0 0
1998 21–12 63.6% #39 1,706 0 1 1999 1–2 33.3% #216 1,539 0 0
1999 14–26 35.0% #101 1,616 0 1 2000 11–7 61.1% #71 1,663 0 1
2000 39–21 65.0% #21 1,725 0 2 2001 17–21 44.7% #95 1,604 0 1
2001 1–12 7.7% #254 1,573 0 2 2002 7–12 36.8% #109 1,606 0 1
2002 2–4 33.3% #116 1,597 0 2 2003 0–3 0.0% #337 1,556 0 1
2003 5–14 26.3% #118 1,522 0 2 — — — — — — —
2004 0–1 0.0% #133 1,509 0 2 — — — — — — —
2005 37–25 59.7% #56 1,695 0 3 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Mariano Puerta Juan Balcells
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
1997 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 1998 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
1998 0 2 2 0.0% 21 9 30 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1999 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
1999 6 10 16 37.5% 8 16 24 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2000 3 2 5 60.0% 8 5 13 61.5% — — — — — — — —
2000 1 6 7 14.3% 37 13 50 74.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 2001 8 8 16 50.0% 9 10 19 47.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
2001 0 1 1 0.0% 1 10 11 9.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2002 4 7 11 36.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
2002 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2003 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
2003 0 4 4 0.0% 5 9 14 35.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2004 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2005 6 5 11 54.5% 28 13 41 68.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 13 28 41 31.7% 104 76 180 57.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 4 8 12 33.3% Career 15 20 35 42.9% 23 22 45 51.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%

Performance Progression by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 197/237 of Mariano Puerta's and 76/84 of Juan Balcells's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Mariano Puerta Juan Balcells
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
1997 1/3 5.0 2.0 64.3% 80.6% 65.0% 100.0% 50.0% 75.0% 34.6% 1998 3/3 7.0 4.3 63.8% 73.3% 61.5% 78.6% 16.2% 69.4% 30.4%
1998 26/33 2.6 1.7 64.8% 68.2% 52.0% 52.1% 50.0% 62.6% 38.6% 1999 2/3 6.5 3.5 72.9% 65.7% 48.5% 53.6% 45.0% 61.2% 39.9%
1999 30/40 3.7 2.0 63.4% 64.7% 50.2% 57.7% 51.1% 59.4% 35.8% 2000 17/18 5.9 1.8 74.6% 68.5% 58.3% 75.8% 50.6% 65.8% 36.8%
2000 45/60 3.1 1.4 67.7% 69.7% 54.5% 64.2% 46.4% 65.0% 38.4% 2001 33/38 5.4 2.0 70.5% 69.4% 52.8% 57.0% 37.8% 64.5% 35.8%
2001 10/13 3.2 3.2 58.8% 63.9% 43.5% 54.6% 36.5% 55.8% 31.8% 2002 18/19 5.1 2.4 71.5% 68.7% 52.8% 67.0% 35.9% 64.1% 34.7%
2002 4/6 3.8 3.8 61.3% 61.7% 43.6% 43.6% 38.2% 54.4% 37.9% 2003 3/3 2.7 2.7 73.8% 65.2% 59.9% 51.9% 23.3% 63.3% 30.9%
2003 19/19 2.9 2.8 61.7% 68.1% 48.4% 49.1% 22.3% 60.6% 34.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2004 1/1 1.0 4.0 60.0% 61.9% 28.6% 0.0% — 48.6% 11.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2005 61/62 4.6 1.8 67.1% 69.7% 55.6% 59.9% 42.0% 65.0% 36.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career 197/237 3.6 1.9 65.3% 68.2% 52.4% 57.8% 43.0% 62.7% 36.6% Career 76/84 5.4 2.2 71.6% 68.9% 54.6% 64.1% 39.0% 64.8% 35.5%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Mariano Puerta Juan Balcells
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1997 1531 110.1 -1.06 -2.79 1.385 55.6% — +53 — 66.7% +0.67 — — — +0.12 1998 1533 109.7 +2.83 -2.17 0.991 50.0% — +37 — 57.1% +0.43 1–0 2–1 (67%) — +0.02
1998 1707 136.4 +1.08 -0.90 1.031 50.6% — +94 — 57.9% +0.46 11–3 (79%) 6–3 (67%) 111.1 +0.39 1999 1540 116.1 +1.35 -0.49 1.030 50.2% — +40 — 37.5% -0.38 1–1 0–2 — -0.29
1999 1616 129.5 -1.55 -1.75 0.882 47.9% -40 +26 — 44.0% -0.45 2–11 (15%) 5–7 (42%) 90.3 -0.85 2000 1663 129.0 +2.84 -1.60 1.076 51.5% -107 +56 — 56.5% +0.52 4–2 (67%) 2–6 (25%) 100.3 +0.50
2000 1725 148.1 +3.13 +0.81 1.097 51.7% -181 +130 — 67.4% +0.99 6–6 (50%) 11–6 (65%) 99.8 -0.20 2001 1605 130.3 +1.92 -2.09 1.011 49.7% -5 +89 — 45.7% -0.39 4–9 (31%) 5–14 (26%) 88.7 -0.76
2001 1574 112.2 -2.77 -3.94 0.719 44.5% — +105 — 22.6% -1.84 1–3 (25%) 2–2 (50%) 96.5 -0.43 2002 1606 133.8 +1.99 -1.84 0.967 49.8% +8 +70 — 44.7% -0.32 1–5 (17%) 3–5 (38%) 94.8 -0.68
2002 1598 109.4 -2.76 -0.53 0.832 46.1% — +65 — 35.3% -1.00 1–1 1–1 — +0.12 2003 1556 99.6 -0.20 -2.15 0.840 46.7% -5 — — 12.5% -1.63 0–1 — — +0.42
2003 1523 115.6 -0.19 -3.28 0.866 47.3% -56 +90 — 29.3% -1.02 1–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2004 1510 96.4 +0.04 -4.46 0.216 29.6% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2005 1696 143.6 +2.78 -0.80 1.046 50.6% -143 +177 — 57.1% +0.20 12–9 (57%) 21–9 (70%) 112.1 +2.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2009 1650 97.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 1893 140.7 +1.26 -1.01 0.980 49.7% -111 +113 — 52.6% +0.05 34–34 (50%) 47–30 (61%) 106.2 +0.64 Career 1736 133.1 +2.08 -1.88 1.007 50.0% -15 +70 — 46.7% -0.19 11–18 (38%) 12–28 (30%) 88.6 -0.94

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.